CVE-2023-53085 drm/edid: fix info leak when failing to get panel id

What is CVE-2023-53085?

CVE-2023-53085 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 2 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/edid: fix info leak when failing to get panel id

Make sure to clear the transfer buffer before fetching the EDID to avoid leaking slab data to the logs on errors that leave the buffer unchanged.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53085?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2023-53085?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-53085 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53085 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as BELL-CVE-2023-53085, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53085, GHSA-65v7-4r26-q97r, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53085.